coistril

Variant of coistrel

coistrel definition

cois·trel or coistril cois′·tril (ko̵is′trəl)

noun

  1. a groom in charge of a knight's horses
  2. a knave; varlet; scoundrel

Etymology: prob. < ME custrel, a soldier (armed with a custille, two-edged dagger) < OFr coustellier

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